Iran accuses US of nuclear deal 'sabotage'

Senior Iranian official vents anger over fresh US sanctions which it says violates terms of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Abbas Aragchi slammed the US for trying to "scare off" foreign companies from investing in Iran [File:AP]

Iran has accused the United States of not living up to its side of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal after Washington slapped fresh sanctions on Tehran over its ballistic missile programme.

Abbas Aragchi, Iranian deputy foreign minister, said on Friday that the sanctions "violate" the terms of the agreement Washington and five other world powers signed with Tehran.

The nuclear deal does not cover Iran's ballistic missile programme.

The US had imposed sanctions on 18 Iranian individuals and entities on Tuesday, after accusing Iran of testing ballistic missiles and contributing to regional tensions.

"We talked in detail about the sanctions and the instances that the Americans had delayed in fulfilling their commitments, the instances where they violated the deal," Araqchi told reporters in Vienna after a review of the pact by the seven nations that signed it.